Import Ocean Freight Specialist – End-to-End & CDS

Jobs4; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Freightserve Recruitment is assisting a well-established Freight Forwarder in Southampton, seeking an experienced Import Ocean specialist. You will manage end-to-end ocean import shipments, handle CDS customs entries, and communicate updates to customers.

Key duties include booking hauliers, invoicing, quotations, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and transport partners to ensure smooth operations and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Must have Import Seafreight experience.
• CDS customs entry experience is required.
• Experience processing shipments from start to finish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process ocean freight import shipments from start to finish.
• Create files and update customers throughout.
• Book hauliers and liaise with 3rd party transport providers.
• Invoice and bill customers.
• Prepare quotations.
• Keep up to date with market trends and service portfolio.
• Establish, manage and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Import Seafreight

CDS Customs entries

Customer liaison

Job description

Freightserve Recruitment is assisting a well-established Freight Forwarder in Southampton, seeking an experienced Import Ocean specialist. You will manage end-to-end ocean import shipments, handle CDS customs entries, and communicate updates to customers.

Key duties include booking hauliers, invoicing, quotations, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and transport partners to ensure smooth operations and service excellence.